Mid Level Cyber Engineer

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The Defense Group at Leidos has an exciting opportunity as Cyber Engineer T3 on our DoD ABIS 1.3 and BEC-1 contracts supporting the Product Manager, Biometrics Enabling Capability (PdM BEC) for the Department of Defense. This position is performed out of Fairmont, WV for our customers in the Washington, DC area [Fort Belvoir, MD] and Clarksburg, WV [DFSC BOD].

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Leidos Defense Group provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services covering land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the world’s toughest security challenges for customers with “can’t fail” missions. To explore and learn more, click [Register to View] !

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Responsibilities Include:

• Is responsible for the integration of security architecture & engineering efforts into the DoD ABIS life-cycle.
• Integrates security concepts, controls, and mechanisms into the design and architecture phases to produce a reliably secure product.
• Duties include, but are not limited to; implementation, integration, maintenance, and improvement of systems to meet specific requirements for building software/hardware components and supporting technical infrastructure.
• Works to achieve key project/program objectives and deliverables.
• Regularly employs ingenuity and creativity to develop new technical solutions and systems in order to achieve functional objectives.
• Communicates with internal team members across multiple areas and client team members.
• May communicate with parties external to the organization (e.g., sub-contractors, vendors, etc.).
• Works to influence project/team leaders regarding solution design, process and/or approaches.

Required Experience, Skills, and Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Engineering, Science, or Technology or related technical area and 4+ years of prior relevant experience.
• Additional experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Active Top Secret security clearance or able to obtain TS/SCI clearance.
• Requires expert knowledge of and ability to apply advanced cyber security principles, theories, and concepts.
• Must have proven track record of creative problem solving, and outcome-based delivery of meaningful innovations.
• Experience implementing engineering change solutions with new technology and solutions on a large enterprise national scale
• Demonstrated ability to work in a customer environment collaboratively through constraints to meet mission milestones
• Excellent written and oral communications skills and management to include presentation and experience discussing technology at meetings, conferences, etc.
• Self-motivated and focused on delivering outcomes with the ability to work independently and in teams
• Experience leading the development of solutions for proposals, writing white papers, RFI responses.
• This role is 75% remote and 25% in person in Fairmont, WV.

Preferred Experience, Skills, and Education:

• DoD Experience
• Understanding of networking concepts and principles
• Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Windows operating systems
• Experience with Splunk, Tenable and/or McAfee suite of products
• Experience with Firewall and SIEM technologies.
• Experience with DOD accreditation processes and procedures.
• AWS Certifications
• Security+, CISSP
• DoD 8570 certification